It is Poland’s sixth 3-0 win this tournament as they seek to defend their 2023 title. Defending champions Poland have reached the European Volleyball Championship semifinals after beating Germany 3-0 in the quarterfinal, recording their sixth straight-set victory in seven matches at the tournament. Poland beat the Germans in three sets (25-23, 25-17, 25-17) in Bulgarian capital Sofia on Tuesday The men in red and white have won all but one of their matches at the tournament in straight sets, with their only defeat coming in a five-set group-stage clash against Bulgaria. The team, coached by Serbian Nikola Grbić, will now travel to Milan, where they will face either Slovenia or Belgium on Friday. The two teams meet in their quarterfinal in Turin on Wednesday. Poland have now reached the semifinals at 10 consecutive international tournaments and four successive European Championships. They won bronze in 2019 and 2021 before claiming gold in 2023 with a 3-0 victory over co-hosts Italy in Rome. Germany were chasing their first European title, having come closest in 2017 when they lost to Russia in a five-set final.
